23rd Headquarters Special Troops

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/23rd_Headquarters_Special_Troops

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Ghost_Army
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Congressional_Gold_Medal_(2022)
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Colonel_Harry_L._Reeder
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:603rd_Camouflage_Engineers gptkb:3132nd_Signal_Service_Company gptkb:406th_Combat_Engineers gptkb:Signal_Company_Special
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:formed	1944
gptkbp:function	deception
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Fort_Meade,_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	23rd Headquarters Special Troops
gptkbp:inspiredBy	book 'The Ghost Army of World War II' documentary 'The Ghost Army' (2013)
gptkbp:notableFor	camouflage psychological operations military innovation deceiving German forces use of creative arts in warfare
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Bill_Blass gptkb:Ellsworth_Kelly gptkb:Fred_Fox gptkb:Arthur_Singer gptkb:Bob_Tomkins gptkb:Jack_Masey gptkb:John_Jarvie gptkb:Seymour_Nussenbaum
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Plunder gptkb:Operation_Brest gptkb:Operation_Viersen
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Army_Special_Troops
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:First_United_States_Army
gptkbp:role	tactical deception
gptkbp:size	about 1,100 men
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations	gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:music fake radio transmissions inflatable tanks radio deception sonic deception visual deception
gptkbp:website	https://ghostarmy.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Phantom_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6